Increasingly it is looking like our choices for President in the Fall will come down to three choices; Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and Roseanne Barr. Lately it seems that every four years we ask ourselves the same question, "Is this...
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Bricks Without Straw
Before getting into the topic for this blog, I suppose some analysis on last night's State of the Union address is expected. It is hardly worth an entire blog as there was little of any substance to comment on....
Newt’s Big Win
Not that long ago there was a YouTube video that went viral where a big kid was being picked on by a smaller bully. The big kid finally had all he could take from the bully and body slammed him. To...
Odds and Ends
An interesting question arises as to which of the most recent developments will most affect Newt Gingrich's run; ABC's hit piece with his ex-wife two days before the South Carolina vote, or Perry's suspension of his campaign and endorsement...
Setting the Field for South Carolina
The New Hampshire primary is over, and the candidates have moved on to South Carolina. Generally all the results so far have been predictable, with the one wild card continuing to be Ron Paul....
The Primaries Continue
Looking at the results from Iowa: Bachman has dropped out of the race as I suspected she would, Gingrich took 4th as predicted, and Santorum missed my prediction of edging out Romney by 8 votes (pending investigations). The one place I...
January Predictions
So I was going to play it safe and wait until after Tuesday's Iowa Caucus to do an analysis of the Republican Presidential race. That would have been cowardly! So following are my predictions for the January contests:...
Paying for Our Free Lunch
In the recent brouhaha over the payroll tax cut there seemed to be controversy solely over how long the tax cut should last. The Senate compromise extended it for two months, while the House was pushing for a full year. In...
Not That Guy
I have hesitated to comment on the Republican Primary race because of the volatility of the contest, and the difficulty in making any reasonable predictions. The trepidation I have in writing this blog post seems to be shared by most...
President Paul?
I recently received an e-mail from a local Ron Paul supporter, and since I have had some thoughts regarding Ron Paul, with the writer's permission I have reprinted the e-mail below, and IMHO comments following. This is not intended as...